I think this song is about about fame and it's affect on someone. I don't know if Thom's writing it from his own point of view or as someone else.
In the first verse he's only just found fame and he's still cocky about it and enjoying himself: '"I been where I liked", "I slept with who I like"'
'New found friends' probably refers to all of the new people fawning over him now he's famous and sucessful.
Not sure about the last bit of this verse, it might be refering to people fucking him about and using him.
In the second verse the first bit 'i sat in the cupboard
and wrote it down neat' is presumabley refering to him writing his songs on his own and how he likes. But later on his original ideas get "edited fucked up
strangled beaten up", presumabley by producers and record companies attempting to make his music more public friendly or something.
The 'cheering and waving' bit is obviously the fans.
The rest of the verse is about him being pulled from all directions, doing shows and photoshoots etc.
The last verse mostly seems to be about how he feels it has all affected him.
'my thoughts are misguided and a little naive' is probably about him feeling that he's being by other people.
He uses the disease myxamatosis as he feels that the pressure of fame and success has driven him insane.
'yeah no one likes a smart ass but we all like stars
but that wasn't my intention, I did it for a reason ' I think is fairly self explainatory. He wanted stardome but now he has it it's not what he wanted it to be.
I think this song is about about fame and it's affect on someone. I don't know if Thom's writing it from his own point of view or as someone else.
In the first verse he's only just found fame and he's still cocky about it and enjoying himself: '"I been where I liked", "I slept with who I like"' 'New found friends' probably refers to all of the new people fawning over him now he's famous and sucessful. Not sure about the last bit of this verse, it might be refering to people fucking him about and using him.
In the second verse the first bit 'i sat in the cupboard and wrote it down neat' is presumabley refering to him writing his songs on his own and how he likes. But later on his original ideas get "edited fucked up strangled beaten up", presumabley by producers and record companies attempting to make his music more public friendly or something. The 'cheering and waving' bit is obviously the fans. The rest of the verse is about him being pulled from all directions, doing shows and photoshoots etc.
The last verse mostly seems to be about how he feels it has all affected him. 'my thoughts are misguided and a little naive' is probably about him feeling that he's being by other people. He uses the disease myxamatosis as he feels that the pressure of fame and success has driven him insane. 'yeah no one likes a smart ass but we all like stars but that wasn't my intention, I did it for a reason ' I think is fairly self explainatory. He wanted stardome but now he has it it's not what he wanted it to be.
That was my first song analysis on here :)